NP/PA TRAUMA SURG SPEC NIGHT

Overview

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is responsible, accountable and has the authority for patient and financial outcomes that result from the quality of care within an assigned patient population. Primary area of responsibility is the trauma population. Integrating excellent communication skills, leadership, decision-making abilities, and advanced knowledge and clinical skills. The NP continuously strives for improvements in the delivery and outcomes of patient care.

The NP will be responsible for collecting, analyzing and reporting clinical data elements for MTQIP eligible cases as required for participation in the Michigan Trauma Quality Improvement Program (MTQIP), a Blue Cross Blue Shield/Blue Care Network of Michigan-funded Collaborative Quality Initiative (CQI).

The NP's chief responsibility is to work collaboratively with the trauma program registry staff, clinical staff, and the Trauma Program Manager (TPM), and Trauma Medical Director (TMD) to collect, analyze and submit data to MTQIP in a timely manner. Must be able to interact appropriately with the patients and families in the following categories: Trauma patients; Pediatric 0-17, Adult 18-64 yrs and Geriatric 65+.